Sorry it has been so long since we last posted. Now that the weather is nice, we have been busy going for walks and working out in our yard. The house we bought was vacant for over a year and the yard was showing some major signs of neglect! We have been trying to whip it into shape over the past couple of weeks.
Things have been going pretty well since our last post. We have been able to condense Mason's feeds down to 40 minutes. We are thinking that we may be able to condense them even more sometime next week. Mason has decided that he is done with pureed baby foods and refuses to eat them anymore. He has been working with them for 6 months now and he has decided it is time to move on to something more exciting. We are now working with puffs and wagon wheels and items with more texture. He is still in the playing and getting comfortable phase. Right now his favorite thing to do is chuck them off the highchair so that the dog eats them. We are just happy that he is getting comfortable touching them! Buster is now seeing the advantages of having a baby around :)
Our little chatterbox is starting to build a vocabulary! He can now say mama, dada, and boo-boo (our pet name for Buser). He has also added in barking and growling, proof that kiddos really do absorb everything around them! He enjoys waving bye-bye and giving high fives.
Mason's PT is also going pretty well. He can stand for brief periods now supporting himself on a toy or the couch. He is also starting to walk a little when his hands are held. We have been trying to get a video of this, but he gets so excited when he sees the camera he starts bunny hopping instead! Mason is also getting close to being able to crawl. He is able to go from sitting to all fours with just a little help and will initiate crawling to an object if we provide him with some support under his chest. He has the arm motion down and is starting to learn what to do with his legs. He has also learned how to pull up to his knees and then standing from the crawling position, all with just some support under his chest. He seems to be learning everything all at once so we are trying to make sure he gets some practice with everything each day. He is very determined to move, so we are sure it won't be long before he is completely mobile!
Last but not least, Mason will turn 1 on Sunday! We can't believe it is only a week away. I took some time to revist some of our first posts and he has come so far! I am sure Sunday will be a very emotional time for us. We would have loved to have a giant party to celebrate with everyone, however we decided to play it safe (as his lungs are still growing) and just keep the party to immediate family.
Below are some recent pictures and a short video of Mason playing with the light on our ceiling fan.
Going for a walk
Story time (about Michigan of course!)
First shopping trip in a cart!
3 comments:
Mason,
Much to your daddy's dismay, I'll have to get you a book on Michigan State! Maybe something about starting riots and couch burning.
Love,
Auntie Maureen
Mason -
Hello my friend! So, you are starting to walk? What is that? Crawling? Hmmmm...maybe I should give it a try? I can't wait to see you in a few weeks at the picnic! If I could talk, I would sing you Happy Birthday, but I can only say MaMa and Dada and butt. (My big brother taught me that) I can't wait to see what you get for your birthday. Can you believe we are going to be 1? Those first few months were kinda fuzzy, but it's gone by pretty fast!
Your Friend,
Noah
I can't believe Mason is going to be one!!! It does go by so fast! It sounds like he is doing so well and I'm so excited. Good luck with all the moving around. We are still working on rolling from both sides :) It sounds like Mason might be learning some new exciting words from his friend Noah. I'm sure if Buster could talk he would be teaching him cool words like butt too :)
Happy B-Day Mason!!
Love, Cousin Sarah & Cousin Callie
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